Patient safety in nursing homes. The experience of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia

The pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of residential centers and the fragility of the population that lives there. In the Region of Murcia, care for this population group became a priority and a regional plan was drawn up to attend the needs of residents from the ethical framework of procedural...

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Published in:Atención primaria 2021-12, Vol.53 Suppl 1, p.102228
Main Authors: Luzón Oliver, Lourdes, Molina Pérez de Los Cobos, Enrique, Novoa Jurado, Abel, Pérez Martínez, Eva, Martínez Monreal, Damián
Format: Article
Language:eng ; spa
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Humans
Nursing Homes
Patient Safety
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Summary:The pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of residential centers and the fragility of the population that lives there. In the Region of Murcia, care for this population group became a priority and a regional plan was drawn up to attend the needs of residents from the ethical framework of procedural justice. The immediacy imposed by the health crisis has meant that all this intervention is not without risks. Based on the Reason model, we have carried out a root cause analysis of the contributing factors that led the nursing homes to suffer a devastating impact, categorizing the security failures at three levels: infection control, social health environment and health-clinical environment. The pandemic has shown the urgency of strengthening the care model that we offer to our elders. A model that guarantees the coverage of the needs of extremely fragile patients that go beyond health and biomedical care and that considers their preferences and values.
ISSN:1578-1275
DOI:10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102228